janietta

Member since: Jan 08 | Years gardening: 30 Organic gardener Folia Supporter Folia Helper

We moved into this house late in 2002. It was virtually a blank slate, as the previous owners had only a tiny front garden, couple of trees on the west side, and a line of trees along an embankment on the east side. It had a horrible fence around the completely empty back yard, not even foundation plants!

edited to add… I forgot there were two trees inside that fence, a little ornamental purple plum planted next to the patio, and an obviously volunteer hawthorne or crabapple tree growing in the fence itself.

Gardens

back hedge garden

Zone 6b This garden replaced a ramshackle fence that was separating our yard from our back neighbors when we moved in. The fence was a 7foot tall privacy ...
- 15 plants
- 22 journals
- 1 faves
- 0 comments
behind the house garden

Zone 6b There was nothing here but damaged siding from the lawnmowers and edgers the service the previous owners used. Putting in foundation gardens is sup...
- 15 plants
- 34 journals
- 0 faves
- 0 comments
blue and white (with just a little pink) garden

Zone 6b I think the name says it all!
- 53 plants
- 56 journals
- 1 faves
- 3 comments
Edible garden

Zone 6b this garden was originally "open", with a little stepover fence to keep out the wild life. However, when I lost my entire first season of crops to ...
- 18 plants
- 26 journals
- 0 faves
- 0 comments
Herb garden

Zone 6b This garden is on the west side of the house, and is divided by a footpath into an herb garden on one side and a shrub garden on the other. I just ...
- 33 plants
- 41 journals
- 1 faves
- 5 comments
Indoor garden

Zone 6b My final bunch of plants...scattered throughout the house. I never fully realized how much I love plants until I started putting my gardens here o...
- 18 plants
- 2 journals
- 0 faves
- 0 comments
mailbox garden

Zone 6b This is around the mailbox and also the water meter box. It is between the sidewalk and the street, so quite dry.
- 22 plants
- 15 journals
- 0 faves
- 0 comments
New side terrace garden

Zone 6b This is the garden I am digging out and installing this year. I will be moving some plants in from other gardens, plus indulging myself with some...
- 32 plants
- 47 journals
- 3 faves
- 2 comments
Terrace garden

Zone 6b The builder made a huge mound of basement dirt in the center of the oval that is our neighborhood. Those of us on the downhill side of the berm th...
- 36 plants
- 28 journals
- 2 faves
- 0 comments